Principles and Parameters of Syntactic Saturation (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax) - Softcover

Webelhuth, Gert

 
9780195070415: Principles and Parameters of Syntactic Saturation (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)
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ISBN 10: 0195070410 ISBN 13: 9780195070415
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1994

Synopsis

This work represents the first full-scale attempt to provide a restrictive theory of parameters--the nature and limits of syntactic variation. Focusing on syntactic saturation, Webelhuth hypothesizes that in natural language these phenomena are subject to the "Saturation Condition." He explains the principles behind this condition and demonstrates how it imposes strong constraints on what counts as a possible parameter in natural language. Webelhuth goes on to test this theory against empirical evidence from seven modern Germanic languages: German, Dutch, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Icelandic.

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`Webelhuth's book is very clearly written ... an important contribution to syntactic theory ... presents a serious challenge to linguists interested in determining whether other languages, especially those that exhibit greater word order freedom than the Germanic languages ... can also be captured within this framework.'Michigan Germanic Studies

Synopsis

This work represents the first full-scale attempt to provide a restrictive theory of parameters-the nature and limits of syntactic variation. Focusing on syntactic saturation, Webelhuth hypothesizes that in natural language these phenomena are subject to the "Saturation Condition." He explains the principles behind this condition and demonstrates how it imposes strong constraints on what counts as a possible parameter in natural language. Webelhuth goes on to test this theory against empirical evidence from seven modern Germanic languages: German, Dutch, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Icelandic.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195070410
ISBN 13 
9780195070415
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
252

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